Lofthouse, West Yorkshire
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| Lofthouse | |
  Lofthouse shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | City of Leeds |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF3 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Lofthouse is a village in West Yorkshire, England between the cities of Wakefield and Leeds. It is in the Leeds Metropolitan District but with a Wakefield postal address (WF3). It is mentioned as Locthuse also Loftose in the 1086 Domesday Book.
Lofthouse has good road connections to its nearby boroughs as well as to the rest of northern England. It can be found on the main A61 Leeds-Wakefield road and off junction 29 of the M62 and junction 42 of the M1. Lofthouse Gate and Outwood are neighbouring villages on the A61 towards Wakefield and are in the Wakefield Metropolitan Area. Towards Leeds there is the village of Robin Hood.
Lofthouse is home to the Rose and Crown public house and the Royale Chinese restaurant among other leisure venues. Lofthouse also has a doctor's surgery, library and the local Church of England, Christ Church Lofthouse.
In 1973 it was the scene of the Lofthouse Colliery disaster.
[edit] External links
- The Ancient Parish of Rothwell. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. - Lofthouse was in this parish
